Crockpot chicken chili is the perfect meal for these long, hot summer days! It’s a great feeling having everything tucked away into the crock pot early so it can work its magic while you go about your day. Dinner is taken care of, no worries, without slaving over a hot stove. This version uses boneless…

Chili con carne with hearty hunks of beef slow cooked in tomatoes with a ton of spices, bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle and jalapeno peppers. No beans allowed. Not in this chili. This chili is a celebration of meat. I don’t use a crockpot for convenience here but rather for the way it magically transforms the…

Chicken breasts slow-cooked in salsa with black olives, red onions and pickled jalapeno until it’s so tender you can shred it easily with a fork. It’s then mixed with cheese and stuffed into taco shells or made into rice bowls you can garnish with all your favorite Tex-Mex toppings like sour cream, avocado and lettuce….

Chicken breasts slow-cooked in hot wing sauce with a homemade buttermilk ranch dressing to combat the fiery heat. You can pile the fork-tender, shredded chicken on toasted rolls or use it to make tacos, burritos, enchiladas, salads or anything your creative little heart can dream up. If you have 5 minutes you can make this!…

Stuffed bell peppers reincarnated in a soup! With ground beef, rice, peppers, tomatoes, onions and cheddar cheese in a spicy broth. Is it wrong that I like this soup better than an actual stuffed pepper – the traditional version my Mom tried to feed me growing up? She made them all the time. They were…

Slow-cooker Tex-Mex soup with ground beef, corn, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers swimming in a taco-seasoned, cheddar cheese, tomato broth with my secret ingredient – refried beans. They’re great for thickening the soup while at the same adding a ton of flavor. Plus I love them on my tacos so I had to sneak them…

Beef stew with flavor-boosting red wine, sirloin steak, fresh thyme, Italian seasonings, potatoes, carrots and corn. With both stove top and slow cooker methods included in the directions. . . my preference is for the crock pot.